The Boston Celtics and Brooklyn Nets meet Tuesday in NBA action at the Barclays Center. The Boston Celtics look to build on their five-game winning streak. The Brooklyn Nets look to snap an eight-game losing streak.
The Boston Celtics are averaging 108.1 points on 45 percent shooting and allowing 104 points on 43.3 percent shooting. Jayson Tatum is averaging 25.6 points and 8.5 rebounds, while Jaylen Brown is averaging 23.9 points and 3 assists. Dennis Schroder is the third double-digit scorer and Marcus Smart is grabbing 4 rebounds. The Boston Celtics are shooting 34 percent from beyond the arc and 81.7 percent from the free throw line. The Boston Celtics are allowing 34.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 46.5 rebounds per game.
The Brooklyn Nets are averaging 111.3 points on 47 percent shooting and allowing 110.8 points on 44.6 percent shooting. James Harden is averaging 22.5 points and 10.2 assists, while Kyrie Irving is averaging 23.2 points and 4.8 rebounds. LaMarcus Aldridge is the third double-digit scorer and Patty Mills is grabbing 2.2 rebounds. The Brooklyn Nets are shooting 35.4 percent from beyond the arc and 81.6 percent from the free throw line. The Brooklyn Nets are allowing 33.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 44.9 rebounds per game.
The Celtics are 2-7 ATS in their last 9 games following a ATS win and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 Tuesday games. The Nets are 6-19-1 ATS in their last 26 home games and 5-15-1 ATS in their last 21 games overall. The under is 7-1 in Celtics last 8 overall. The under is 3-1-1 in Nets last 5 overall. The Celtics are 1-10 ATS in the last 11 meetings in Brooklyn and 8-20 ATS in the last 28 meetings.
The Boston Celtics are playing their best ball of the season right now, and that includes winning their last five games by an average of 17.6 points while allowing 38.5 percent shooting from the field. The Brooklyn Nets are watching things fall apart rather quickly, they’re dealing with trade rumors, and Blake Griffin just came out and said the concern is real. This feels like two teams heading in different directions. I’ll lay the chalk with the Celtics.